CHIT

check, chit, tab

(noun) the bill in a restaurant; “he asked the waiter for the check”

chit

(noun) a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect; “she was incensed that this chit of a girl should dare to make a fool of her in front of the class”; “she’s a saucy chit”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

chit (plural chits)

A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.

A pert or sassy young person, especially a young woman.

Etymology 2

Noun

chit (plural chits)

The embryonic growing bud of a plant

Synonyms: shoot, sprout, seedling

(obsolete) An excrescence on the body, as a wart or a pimple.

Verb

chit (third-person singular simple present chits, present participle chitting, simple past and past participle chitted)

(intransitive, British, dialect) To sprout; to shoot, as a seed or plant.

(transitive, British, dialect) To damage the outer layers of a seed such as Lupinus or Sophora to assist germination.

(transitive, British, dialect) To initiate sprouting of tubers, such as potatoes, by placing them in special environment, before planting into the soil.

Etymology 3

Noun

chit (plural chits)

(US and British dated) A small sheet or scrap of paper with a hand-written note as a reminder or personal message.

A voucher or token coin used in payrolls under the truck system; scrip.

(pharmacology) A small sheet of paper on which is written a prescription to be filled; a scrip.

(gaming) A smaller cardboard counter generally used not to directly represent something but for another, more transient, purpose such as tracking or randomization.

(India, China) A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for food and drinks at a club.

(US, slang) A debt or favor owed in return for a prior loan or favor granted, especially a political favor.

Etymology 4

Perhaps from specialized technical use of Etymology 2, above, “a bud; an excressence” (Hunter 1882).

Noun

chit (plural chits)

A small tool used in cleaving laths. Compare: froe.

Etymology 5

Noun

chit (uncountable)

(US, slang, euphemistic) Shit.

Interjection

chit

(US, slang, euphemistic) Shit.

Anagrams

• itch, tich

Source: Wiktionary

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Chit, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. ci shoot, sprig, from the same root as cinan to yawn. See Chink a cleft.]

1. The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.

2. A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. A little chit of a woman. Thackeray.

3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.]

4. A small tool used in cleaving laths. Knight.

Chit, v. i.

Definition: To shoot out; to sprout. I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. Mortimer.

Chit, 3d sing. of Chide.

Definition: Chideth. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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